Vista SP1 showed up on the Windows automatic update to automatically install. It failed, and went to startup repair which also failed. I force-shutdown the computer and then rebooted, which allowed me to boot into Windows again. The same thing happened again, 3 or 4 times and now my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525) won't boot into Windows. I don't mind reinstalling the OS again. But I have just one question. I store all my data on another drive (D:). If I try to repair my system using the Windows Installation CD (that came with the laptop), am I going to lose all the data on D:?
There's an option called 'Restore PC to Factory Condition'. Will using this option erase the data on D: drive, since there was nothing in D: drive when I received the laptop? There is a recovery partition (E:) that I think will be used to restore the OS.
I don't mind doing anything to my computer as long as all my data on D: is safe and untouched. There's a lot of data there, and I can't back it up with my computer refusing to boot into Windows.
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